
Grief, recovery, and human contact. Brian is a great guy - a sweet father, a good husband, and a loyal friend to his boyhood pal Jerry who's a junkie. When tragedy strikes, Jerry tries to help Brian's wife and children cope, and Audrey, Brian's widow, tries to help Jerry kick the habit. Loss and addiction are stubborn. The story starts on the day of the funeral, with Brian appearing in flashbacks. A neighbor's divorce, a dinner party that includes a young woman from the Narco... (Full plot summary below)
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Grief, recovery, and human contact. Brian is a great guy - a sweet father, a good husband, and a loyal friend to his boyhood pal Jerry who's a junkie. When tragedy strikes, Jerry tries to help Brian's wife and children cope, and Audrey, Brian's widow, tries to help Jerry kick the habit. Loss and addiction are stubborn. The story starts on the day of the funeral, with Brian appearing in flashbacks. A neighbor's divorce, a dinner party that includes a young woman from the Narcotics Anonymous group Jerry attends, and thinking back to a fire in Brian and Audrey's garage give the story texture.
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| EricDSnider.comEric D. SniderFinds its substance in the personalities and relationships of the characters -- so much substance that a conventional 'story' isn't even needed. |
| E! OnlineDezhda GaubertBring your tissues, ladies. Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro act their hearts out in a modern weepie that manages to hit all the marks, without being too terribly predictable. |
| Palo Alto WeeklyJeanne AufmuthOverwrought indies aren't typically my thing and this achingly angsty melodrama does little to alter my thinking. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusThough not always faithful in small things, Things We Lost is faithful in much. The individual moments are sometimes off, but the large emotional resonances are right. |
| eFilmCritic.comBrian OrndorfHaunting cinema...an exquisite film of mammoth dramatic reach and sympathy, and it presents Susanne Bier as one of the most observant, patient filmmakers working today. |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. Addiego[Director] Bier knows the difference between drama and melodrama. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekBier's skill in rising above melodramatic convention appears to have abandoned her on the trip to America. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo Tucker'Things We Lost in the Fire' deserves praise for its top-notch performances and its humanistic treatment of such serious subject matter as grief and addiction. |
| Apollo GuideBrian WebsterLess than profound, but consistently honest, Things We Lost in the Fire is neither triumphant nor great, but it is meaningful. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsBerry gives a riveting performance, but as a deeply decent man trapped in a hell of his own making, Del Toro gives the kind of career performance Berry gave in "Monster's Ball." |